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By Robert Reich From the Robert Reich blog You can’t fight something with nothing. But as long as Democrats refuse to talk about the almost unprecedented buildup of income, wealth,…
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Why I support the people of Thompson, Canada -- and you should too By Michael Moore To people down here in the U.S., Thompson, Canada, and its fight with the Brazilian mining giant…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com It seems only yesterday that the election of Barack Obama and enough Democratic senators and representatives to control both houses of Congress…
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By Saul Landau American Presidents seem willfully ignorant of historical precedents – especially when violence and lies become primary instruments of policy. In the spring of 1914,…
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By Bill Press Sometimes, even the worst of people get it right. Speaking to ABC's "Good Morning America," Wisconsin's extreme right-wing Governor Scott Walker actually said something…
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By Norman Braman From The Miami Herald Last Sunday, Mayor Carlos Alvarez outlined in The Miami Herald what he perceives to be his successes, ending it by saying: “Attacks are easy.…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Today the spotlight is on Wisconsin, but before it’s over this fight is liable to take place in many other states across the nation. With 9…
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By Anya Landau French From The Havana Note Signaling a potential showdown to come later this spring in the newly constituted House Appropriations Committee, appropriators Jeff Flake…
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By Bill Press First it was Cairo. week, it was Madison, Wis. First, it was Hosni Mubarak. week, it was Scott Walker. Two days in a row week, more than 15,000 people gathered in…
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We don’t know who wrote the unusual document below -- probably a Cuban American who for decades knew and supported Luis Posada Carriles’ activities. A Mexican janitor discovered it…
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